Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat emerged Thursday from his Ramallah headquarters and immediately denounced Israelis as “terrorists, Nazis and racists.” Arafat, who had been confined to his compound since Israel’s Operation Protective Wall began March 29, flashed victory signs to a crowd of supporters outside the headquarters before getting into a waiting motorcade.
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